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UNITED L STATES PATENT OFFI E;

WILLIAM H. 'G.ELLIS OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

COMBINED UMBRELLA AND CANE.

SPECIFICATION forming arrot Letters'Patent No. 376,870, dated January 24,.1sas.

Application filed June 28, 1887.

To all whom it may concern; 7

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. G. ELLIs,

1 a citizen of the United States, residing at Louisville, iulthe countyof Jefferson and State of make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in a combinedumbrella and cane; and it consists of a cane which can be readily andspeedily transformed into an umbrella.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is h-a perspective view of myimprovement as it appears when used asacane; Fig. 2,anenlarged verticalsection of the smaller end of the same;

Fig. 3, a like section of the part between the handle and the staff ofthe same. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of my improvement when in use asan umbrella; Fig. 5, an enlarged vertical section of the upper end ofthe same; Fig.

their relative positions when the umbrella is closed.

In the different figures like letters indicate like parts. 7 A is a tubeforming the staff of the cane and the cover of the folded umbrella. Bisits handle, which is, screwedupon the tube A by means of the threadedsleeve 0, attached to B.

' D is its smaller end, and d is its ferrula' I moved for opening andfolding the umbrella,

audit also serves as a guideto the tube A in transforming the cane intoan umbrella.

Serial No. 142,716. (No model.)

serves as a stop orcheck to the lower and smaller joints of the'bracesK. Four springs,

tances from each other, and prevent the thimble from slippingdownwardwhen the umbrella is raised by clasping the tube A above the bead E. Buttwo of thesprings are shown in the drawings.

His the sliding thimble, having a ring or 'band, h,'formed upon itsupper portion,which I are the ribs of theumbrella, and m is a verticalsection of one of them. The braces are formed of two parts, K the largerand K the smaller, so joined as to have the projection is of the largerpart, K, extend beyond the joint. y isa vertical section of the largerpart, K, of the braces. By makingthe braces in two parts the umbrellamaybe folded very compactlyinside the cane,'asin'Fig. 3.

m are lugs fastened to the sides of the rod G, which bind it to the tubeA when my imd of the cane, Fig. 8. In passing the rod- G into the tube Aat the ferrule d thelugs m'pass through the slots n, and by turning thebandle B the lugs m strike the pins 0; This binds or locks the tube Aand the rod G, with the umbrella-frame attached to it, together. a

.In practice, when it is desired to change the cane into an umbrella,the handle B is removed from the tube A by unscrewing it at the sleeve0. The umbrella is withdrawn from the tube A by the thimble H, whichproj ects beyond it, and the handle is then screwed upon thetub'e again.The umbrella is found to, be folded upon the rod G. It is-partiallyraised, and the lower end of the rod is pushed into the opening in theferrule d of the tube 7 VA until the lugs in pass through the slots n.-A

This looks the thimble H in position. The umbrella is lowered by raisingthe ends of the 55 h, are. attached to the lower portion of the Ithimble H. They are placed atequal dis-.

springs h over the bead E and pulling the thimble H toward the handle B;or four slots may be cut in the bead E, so that the springs will passthrough them on giving the handle a slight turn. When the umbrella ispartially raised, the upper portion of the tube A and the beads F and Eare readily passed through the thimble H in changing the cane into anumbrella. When the umbrella-is fully raised, the projections k ofthelargerpart, K,of the braces pass the bead E, but strike the bead E,which is larger than E, and prevent the thimble H from slipping fartherupward and the umbrella from turning inside out.

To transform the umbrella into a cane, the process is reversed. It ispartially lowered and the handle B'is given a twist or turn in theopposite direction from that mentioned above, which moves the lugs m, sothat they pass through the slots n and release the tube A from theumbrella frame, which is withdrawn from the tube. Theumbrella is foldedabout the rod G and passed into the tube after the handle Bis detached.The operation is completed by screwing the handle upon the tube.

My invention can be cheaply made, and by shaping the ribs and braces asshown in Fig. 9 it forms a combined umbrella and cane that is light andcompact, and has all the advantages of both.

It is obvious that my invention is applicable to parasols as well asumbrellas.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a combined umbrella and cane, the combination of the tube A, thehandle B, the sleeve 0, the beads E and F, the rod G, the thimble H, theT-shaped ribs I, the jointed and grooved braces K K, and the top catchconsisting of the lugs m, the slots n, and the pins 0, substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

2. In a combined umbrella and cane, the combination of the beads E andF, the thimble H, the T-shaped ribs I, the j ointed and grooved braces KK, and the top catch consisting of the lugs m, the slots 7, and the pins0, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a combined umbrella and cane, the combination of the tube A, thehandle B, the sleeve 0, the beads E and F, and the thimble H,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a combined umbrella and cane, the combination of the tube A, thehandle B, the sleeve 0, the T-shaped ribs I, and the jointed and groovedbraces K K, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signatu rein presence of two witnesses.

\VILLIAM II. G. ELLIS.

